Journalists are required to research and report information related to issues, trends, and events to the rest of the people through TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, internet, etc. There are different jobs for this area depending on organisation. For instance, people working on newspapers collect information about a story or topic and then present that in the next issue of a newspaper.

Journalists usually perform many of the following tasks:
• Interviewing important people.
• Collecting information from various sources.
• Writing articles.
• Hosting an investigation programme on TV.
• Creating blog publications.

• Being able to write objectively.
• Having researching skills.
• Being creative.
• Having IT skills.
• Being able to deal with moral dilemmas.
• Having sound judgement.
• Having interpersonal abilities.
• Being able to do different tasks at the same time.
• Having good written and spoken communication skills.
• Having knowledge about modern marketing and public relations.

Journalism jobs are open to different degrees related to this area. Most employers require at least good GCSE grades and a high level of English. Work experience related to this business is also valuable for most job placements and makes a difference among applicants.

There are training courses offered by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council and the National Council for the Training of Journalists, including undergraduate and postgraduate levels.